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| - I'd heard good things about Culinary Dropout over the years, so I was excited to finally try it on my recent trip to Tempe. The Tempe location is quite large and we almost went in a wrong entrance (it looked like perhaps this was the entrance for private events?).
We had a reservation and were seated immediately, even though the restaurant was hopping on a Friday night.
I had one of the "copperless" moscow mules. It's disappointing not to have the mug, but the drink was mixed to perfection and garnished with a piece of candied ginger (yum!).
We started with the roasted brussel sprouts. They were delicious, but they are served cold (which was fine, but they should call that out because we were confused!). We also had the truffled potato chips, which were great. Both of these are fairly small portions, but enough for some light bites before the entree.
We then split the fried chicken and the turkey pastrami. Our server even arranged to have the dishes split for us (wow!) so we didn't have to manage that.
The fried chicken was alright, but I didn't bother to finish my half. The sides were great though. Honestly, I found the turkey pastrami on the pretzel roll to be the better entree.
We finished with the salted caramel custard, which was topped with caramel corn. Loved that!
Our server was awesome--friendly, gave his honest opinion on the dishes and helped us pick some great items. I'd definitely visit again!
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